Pronouns after an Imperative
Positive command + hyphen + pronoun: Dona-me, Fasètz-lo.
How It Works
| Command | With a pronoun |
|---|---|
| dona | Dona-me lo libre! |
| diga | Diga-me! |
| fasètz | Fasètz-lo! |
| lèva | Lèva-te! |
| escota | Escota-me plan! |
Compare the order in a statement. Joan me dona lo libre means Joan gives me the book. Dona-me lo libre! tells someone to give you the book.
The pronouns are the same words you already know: me, te, lo, la, li, nos, vos, los, las, lor.
Write the hyphen every time: Dona-lo, not Donalo.
The same holds for commands to a group: Escotatz-me! Listen to me! Prenètz-lo! Take it!
Examples (5)
- Dona-me lo libre!
Give me the book!
Me follows the command dona, with a hyphen.
- Diga-me!
Tell me!
Diga is the command of dire.
- Fasètz-lo!
Do it!
Lo follows the vosautres command fasètz.
- Lèva-te!
Get up!
Te is the reflexive pronoun, after the command lèva.
- Escota-me plan!
Listen to me carefully!
Me follows escota.
Common Mistakes
Keeping the pronoun before a positive command.
Me dona lo libre!Dona-me lo libre!Me dona lo libre is a statement: he gives me the book. A positive command puts the pronoun after the verb.
Forgetting the hyphen.
Donalo!Dona-lo!The pronoun joins the command with a hyphen.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Pronouns after a positive command follow the verb with a hyphen, so the -ar command and li and lor come first.
Related Patterns
- Negative Commands
In a negative command the pronoun goes back before the verb.
Level 3 - Irregular Imperatives
Irregular commands take pronouns in the same way.
Level 3 - Object Pronouns lo, la, los, las
These pronouns follow a positive command.
Level 3 - Object Pronouns me, te, nos, vos
These pronouns follow a positive command.
Level 3
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Patterns that build on this one.
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